WEBVTT UP.WERE GOING TO RAISE THE MINIMUMWAGE FROM 7.25 TO 8.00.HERE'S HOW THE CITY OF VICKSBURGPLANS TO IMPLEMENT THISPAY RAISE INCREASE. THEY SAYTHEY'RE GOING TO STARTWITH THE NUMBER 35-THOUSAND IFYOU MAKE THAT OR BELOW YOURGOING TO GET A 1.75 INCREASE INYOU PAYCHECK IF YOU MAKE MORETHAN 35 THOUSAND YOU'LL GET A1.5PERCENT INCREASE.WE MAKE IT IMPORTANT THATTHE LITTLE MAN OR THE MAN ON THEBOTTOM IN TERMS OF PAY RAISES ISJUST AS IMPORTANT AS ME AND WHATI MAKE AND WHAT THOSE THAT MAKEMORE THEN I MAKE. 103ACCORDING TO THE U-S GOVERNMENTMISSISSIPPI IS ONE OF 5 STATESWITHOUT ASTATE MINIMUM WAGE. THIS ASPRESIDENTOBAMA PUSHES FOR A HIGHERSTATE MINIMUM WAGE. THIS ASPRESIDENTOBAMA PUSHES FOR A HIGHERMINIMUMWAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.I THINK THE PRESIDENT AND IAPPLAUD HIM FOR WHAT HE'S DOINGHE WANTED TO GO UP TO 10 DOLLARSAND THE CITY OF VICKSBURG CANNOT AFFORD IT SOME SAY NOTEVERYONE SHOULD GET THE RAISE.13 I DO BELIEVE ABOUT THE POLICEOFFICERS AND THE FIREMEN BECAUSETHEY WORK EXTRA HARD AND THEYWORK A LOT OF LONG HOURS BUT ALOT OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES IFIT'SLIKE MOST CITIES THEY DON'T DOTHAT MUCH WORK. 28BUT FLAGGS SAYS HE THINKS IT'STIME TO PAYCITY WORKERS MORE AND HOPESOTHERSFOLLOW HIS LEADTHE CITY SAYS THE RAISES SHOULDCOSTABOUT 52 THOUSAND DOLLARS FROMJULY 2014 TO SEPTEMBER 2015.MAYOR FLAGGS ALSO SAYS THE CITYGOT IT'SCREDIT RATING BACK. THE CITYHAD BEENWORKING TO GET IT BACK SINCEFEBURARY 20-12, THAT'S WHENCREDITRATING AGENCY MOODY'S STRIPPEDTHECITY'S RATING AWAY.